QuantumTeleportation's Review: Disclaimer: these are purely my opinions and perspectives of the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. It does not necessarily apply to you. And I am not a Samsung employee. If you think it's advertising or over-promoting, you can ignore this review and get on with your life. If moderators think this is too "shilly" then they can delete it or PM me on ways to make it more suitable for TeamLiquid. I'm both an Apple and Samsung fan, so I'm not biased towards any company. I own products from both companies. And I don't own any shares in either company.
I've owned the Galaxy S6 edge for about 6 days now and wow, this thing is just... I can't describe it. I'm speechless. Hardware: Samsung, you're already 2 years ahead of other tech companies. The world's 14nm mobile CPU, DDR4 RAM, UFS flash memory, 16MP camera with DSLR-like capabilities and Quad-HD display speak for themselves. Excellent! Software: Yes, thank you Samsung. It took you this long to figure out the software. But you finally did it.
Pros
Firstly, the best thing about the Galaxy S6 / S6 edge is the sexy glass design. The Galaxy S6 edge is actually making up 50% of the Galaxy S6 sales right now. Many people are getting the Galaxy S6 edge variant because it can't be copied by Chinese copycats as manufacturing the dual curved display requires high tech manufacturing facilities which these Chinese copycat companies don't have. There are literally millions of fake iPhone 6s and past Galaxy devices on sale in China right now, and they look EXACTLY identical to the iPhone 6/GalaxyS5. The Galaxy S6 edge just cant be copied by low tech copycat manufacturers.
The glass design actually has a refractive layer, another advanced technology that Samsung has integrated within the glass. Refraction causes a color shift and this depends on light intensity and angle of light hitting the glass surface. Very cool technology. If you have doubts about the quality of the glass on the Galaxy S6 check these videos out:
The software is smooth, smoother than the iPhone 6's even. It's definitely not lag-free, however. Even with the 14nm Octa-Core CPU, I've had some lag occasionally when I ran >5 large apps and >10 tabs of huge desktop versions of image/video-heavy websites. But when does that ever happen, practically? So, yeah you wont get any lag with this phone unless you actually try to make it lag. So, practically, both the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are lag-free.
The camera is AMAZING. The white balance is top-notch. The 2-tap mechanism is impeccable. Most tech reviews are saying that the Galaxy S6's camera is the best camera in the smartphone industry. The DSLR capabilities and superb OIS (which is superior to the OIS seen on the iPhone 6 Plus) make it the best video camera as well. Note: the standard iPhone 6 doesn't have OIS, whereas the iPhone 6 Plus has OIS.
The buttons are very well machined and responsive. Click sounds have a very modern and satisfying feel to them.
No more "bloop, bloop, BLOOP" water sounds. No more nature themed bs. Good riddance.
Even the case that encases the Galaxy S6 is a very modern and sleek white design.
I have medium-large hands and the Galaxy S6 edge felt more comfortable in the hand compared to the standard Galaxy S6.
The front facing camera is much better than the Galaxy Note 4's I noticed which held the previous title for best selfie camera. So this phone is a must for girls who take selfies .
Cons
While the speakers are loud, they're still mono speakers like the iPhone 6. If you want the best loudspeakers, the Galaxy S6 will offer you very good volume but not the best sound reproduction.
The flipboard notification thing that comes with the Galaxy S6 isn't integrated properly with the UI which causes a split second delay when scrolling through it. It's a non-essential thing and I've disabled it. It doesn't affect the actual flipboard app at all.
Although much smoother than previous iterations of Galaxy devices and on-par with the iPhone 6, the occasional bouts of lag still exist but only if you want to make it lag. I would put the Galaxy S6 on par with the iPhone 6 in terms of smoothness. I'm not sure if the lag is because of the Quad-HD display on the Galaxy S6/S6 edge pushing >2X as many pixels of a HD display (and 4X more pixels than the iPhone 6's display) or software issues, but the Galaxy S6/S6 edge does lag if you want to make them to like loading >5 CPU/memory-heavy apps and >10 image/video-heavy websites, but who does that?. Then again, I don't think there will be such a thing as a lag-free phone in the future, because "lag" is contextual. For example, if you load up 30 image and video-heavy webpages on a smartphone, you will get lag, no matter how powerful the processor is. It's just a limitation of computing.
TL;DR The Galaxy S6 is a huge upgrade from my iPhone 5. With a 14nm CPU, DDR4 RAM, ultra-fast UFS flash memory, 16MP camera with DSLR capabilities, fast charging battery mode and Quad-HD display which is the industry's most accurate display with highest maximum brightness, I think this is easily the best smartphone of this year. I don't think we will ever see a lag-free phone. The Galaxy S6/S6 edge is close to being that lag-free phone. The iPhone 6S probably wont beat it, considering it wont have a Quad-HD display and probably no DDR4 RAM. There are rumors that the iPhone 6S will have a 14nm CPU made by Samsung but we'll have to see if those rumors are true.
Samsung's slogan "the future will be the present" makes a lot of sense now.
Quick question, you using a case with that? Also, any cool features regarding the edge part of the screen? any of them must have's? Or cool features that you rarely use? or completely useless and just looks cool?
On April 16 2015 12:15 wei2coolman wrote: Quick question, you using a case with that? Also, any cool features regarding the edge part of the screen? any of them must have's? Or cool features that you rarely use? or completely useless and just looks cool?
I'm getting a case soon. I've been so busy with work that I only managed to write this review today haha.
If anyone knows some good cases, please recommend them to me.
I think I've been hearing that the Spigen Neo Hybrids are good.
As for the functionality of the edge part of the display, I only use one of them and that's the edge swipe feature that instantly brings up your pre-determined favorite contacts.
I mainly bought the Galaxy S6 edge purely for the aesthetics and I think that's what most people are thinking too.
i bought an S6 last Friday when i first came out in Australia... wanted to get the Edge but settled for the original S6 as i prefer the standard look...
no complaint thus far except for the camera bump ...
On April 16 2015 12:08 QuantumTeleportation wrote: long review here
You say it's a huge update, but in what sense? Sure the specs are impressive, but there are very few people who complain about the iPhone 5 (let alone about the 5s) being slow or taking bad pictures.
EDIT: you mention that the software is smoother than an iPhone 6, but then say that it still lags. That's kind of contradictory.
Forgive me for being biased but I paid €550 for a galaxy S4 back in the day, and I ended up regretting it very much: it got uncomfortably hot during light usage (such as reading text) and it showed signs of slowdown after barely half a year of usage. My girlfriend's S3 was ripe for the garbage can after two years of use, much to her dismay because she paid full price for it and had hoped it to last at least twice as long. We both switched our phones for second hand iPhone 5S phones (I had sold my S4 before that to buy a Lumia 1020, but found the lack of apps and the state of WP8.1 to be rather annoying), and neither of us are looking back, to be honest. My girlfriend was especially pleased with the fact that her phone is blazing fast, doesn't crash and doesn't require her to carry a power bank with her anymore.
To me Samsung has become synonym with overpriced phones with a built-in planned obsolescence feature. If my iPhone breaks down I will probably settle for a Lumia 530 or 630. I bought all the above phones when I still lived with my parents and had money to spend. I live together with my student girlfriend right now, and no longer have the liberty to spend hundreds of euros on phones. I don't trust android on budget hardware. It is a horribly optimised, one-size-fits-all mobile OS that operates badly below a certain threshold. Windows Phone has a much better reputation when it comes to running on budget hardware.
Disclaimer: I would not call myself an apple fanboy (I have a single apple device) or android hater. I'm just someone whose experiences with android so far have been abysmal, and whose experiences with iOS have been nothing but positive ones. Regardless of that I do not use any of Apple's cloud apps: my tablet is Windows 8.1, my laptop is Windows 8.1 and my Desktop PC is Windows 8.1. Needless to say I prefer using Microsoft's cloud services on all of those devices, as well as on my phone.
You say it's a huge update, but in what sense? Sure the specs are impressive, but there are very few people who complain about the iPhone 5 (let alone about the 5s) being slow or taking bad pictures.
EDIT: you mention that the software is smoother than an iPhone 6, but then say that it still lags. That's kind of contradictory.
Forgive me for being biased but I paid €550 for a galaxy S4 back in the day, and I ended up regretting it very much: it got uncomfortably hot during light usage (such as reading text) and it showed signs of slowdown after barely half a year of usage. My girlfriend's S3 was ripe for the garbage can after two years of use, much to her dismay because she paid full price for it and had hoped it to last at least twice as long. We both switched our phones for second hand iPhone 5S phones (I had sold my S4 before that to buy a Lumia 1020, but found the lack of apps and the state of WP8.1 to be rather annoying), and neither of us are looking back, to be honest. My girlfriend was especially pleased with the fact that her phone is blazing fast, doesn't crash and doesn't require her to carry a power bank with her anymore.
To me Samsung has become synonym with overpriced phones with a built-in planned obsolescence feature. If my iPhone breaks down I will probably settle for a Lumia 530 or 630. I bought all the above phones when I still lived with my parents and had money to spend. I live together with my student girlfriend right now, and no longer have the liberty to spend hundreds of euros on phones. I don't trust android on budget hardware. It is a horribly optimised, one-size-fits-all mobile OS that operates badly below a certain threshold. Windows Phone has a much better reputation when it comes to running on budget hardware.
Disclaimer: I would not call myself an apple fanboy (I have a single apple device) or android hater. I'm just someone whose experiences with android so far have been abysmal, and whose experiences with iOS have been nothing but positive ones. Regardless of that I do not use any of Apple's cloud apps: my tablet is Windows 8.1, my laptop is Windows 8.1 and my Desktop PC is Windows 8.1. Needless to say I prefer using Microsoft's cloud services on all of those devices, as well as on my phone.
What? I'm still using an SGS2 and it works fine. Sure I can't play 3D games and I put Cyanogen Mod on it, but still.
On April 16 2015 12:08 QuantumTeleportation wrote: long review here
You say it's a huge update, but in what sense? Sure the specs are impressive, but there are very few people who complain about the iPhone 5 (let alone about the 5s) being slow or taking bad pictures.
EDIT: you mention that the software is smoother than an iPhone 6, but then say that it still lags. That's kind of contradictory.
Forgive me for being biased but I paid €550 for a galaxy S4 back in the day, and I ended up regretting it very much: it got uncomfortably hot during light usage (such as reading text) and it showed signs of slowdown after barely half a year of usage. My girlfriend's S3 was ripe for the garbage can after two years of use, much to her dismay because she paid full price for it and had hoped it to last at least twice as long. We both switched our phones for second hand iPhone 5S phones (I had sold my S4 before that to buy a Lumia 1020, but found the lack of apps and the state of WP8.1 to be rather annoying), and neither of us are looking back, to be honest. My girlfriend was especially pleased with the fact that her phone is blazing fast, doesn't crash and doesn't require her to carry a power bank with her anymore.
To me Samsung has become synonym with overpriced phones with a built-in planned obsolescence feature. If my iPhone breaks down I will probably settle for a Lumia 530 or 630. I bought all the above phones when I still lived with my parents and had money to spend. I live together with my student girlfriend right now, and no longer have the liberty to spend hundreds of euros on phones. I don't trust android on budget hardware. It is a horribly optimised, one-size-fits-all mobile OS that operates badly below a certain threshold. Windows Phone has a much better reputation when it comes to running on budget hardware.
Disclaimer: I would not call myself an apple fanboy (I have a single apple device) or android hater. I'm just someone whose experiences with android so far have been abysmal, and whose experiences with iOS have been nothing but positive ones. Regardless of that I do not use any of Apple's cloud apps: my tablet is Windows 8.1, my laptop is Windows 8.1 and my Desktop PC is Windows 8.1. Needless to say I prefer using Microsoft's cloud services on all of those devices, as well as on my phone.
The iPhone 6 isn't without lag. I've seen it crash and lag several times before. It's just rarer compared to Android smartphones. The Galaxy S6 is the first smartphone to be equal to the iPhone 6 in terms of smoothness. Most tech experts are actually saying that the iPhone 5S was the smoothest Apple device and it went downhill with the iPhone 6. I've heard many people say that the iPhone 6 is one of the laggiest iPhones although it is still practically lag-free. All I'm saying is that, practically, both the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are lag-free devices and they only lag if you actually want them to lag (i.e. load up >5 heavy apps and >10 image/video-heavy websites).
The Galaxy S6 is hence very impressive since it's Quad-HD display is pushing 4X more pixels than the iPhone 6's less-than-HD display. And the two devices are equal in terms of smoothness. This demonstrates how powerful the Galaxy S6's 14nm CPU and DDR4 RAM modules are.
Yes I said that the Galaxy S6 lags occasionally but so does the iPhone 6. Both are relatively lag-free compared to other smartphones. They only lag when you want them to such as loading 5 CPU/memory-intensive apps and >10 desktop versions of image/video-heavy websites.
I can see where you're coming from with the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 as well as the Galaxy S5 were lag city. The Galaxy S6 is totally different from them in this area. They are like polar opposites even though they are made by the same company.
The iPhone 5S is still a great device and you probably shouldn't upgrade to an iPhone 6. You definitely should wait for the iPhone 6S. Or get the Galaxy S6/S6 edge because, in terms of the technological level, the iPhone 6S wont beat the Galaxy S6/S6 edge. The iPhone 6S will be a hardware upgrade, but it most likely wont have the newest high tech parts.
I owned a Moto G, now a Moto X 2014, was thinking about the S6 but... (And this is for all phones mind you !)
i realize that even with all the specs of the X i dont use it for anything that would task the CPU/GPU at all... pretty much Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, some non-intensive games and thats about it
For all that matters if i would have stayed with the G everything would be the same, sure i love the X and its the best phone ive ever owned (and not talking about specs !), i mean sure its slightly smoother (i say the X 2014 its pretty much lag free), but its not a HUGE step up from my old G (In fact, i just upgrade my gf G to 5.0 and its pretty much as smooth as my X 2014)
But we have come to the point that the specs of the phone are much more than what we actually need, i rather see Companies put new (worthwile) stuff and try to come up with new battery technology than a fingerprint/biometric sensor, thats just a novelty, cool to have, but everyone could live without it
Or Google/Android start taking advantage of all this terrific specs because i sure dont feel they havent been doing enough with it (Make no comparisson to Apple, because i feel they are doing the same)
On April 17 2015 10:04 Faruko wrote: I owned a Moto G, now a Moto X 2014, was thinking about the S6 but... (And this is for all phones mind you !)
i realize that even with all the specs of the X i dont use it for anything that would task the CPU/GPU at all... pretty much Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, some non-intensive games and thats about it
For all that matters if i would have stayed with the G everything would be the same, sure i love the X and its the best phone ive ever owned (and not talking about specs !), i mean sure its slightly smoother (i say the X 2014 its pretty much lag free), but its not a HUGE step up from my old G (In fact, i just upgrade my gf G to 5.0 and its pretty much as smooth as my X 2014)
But we have come to the point that the specs of the phone are much more than what we actually need, i rather see Companies put new (worthwile) stuff and try to come up with new battery technology than a fingerprint/biometric sensor, thats just a novelty, cool to have, but everyone could live without it
Or Google/Android start taking advantage of all this terrific specs because i sure dont feel they havent been doing enough with it (Make no comparisson to Apple, because i feel they are doing the same)
I am looking to get a cheap smart phone. I have a nexus 4 but it barely works (turns off randomly and won't turn on sometimes even though it has been plugged in for an hour T_T). I see that you mentioned the Moto G and that is something that I would be interested in getting. Can you tell me more about it? I don't play intensive apps on it (only youtube/twitch). I would like an adequate camera (my Nexus 4 takes low lighting shots). Smaller screen size doesn't matter. I also hear the battery life is better which is a huge plus. Any information you can give me would be awesome
-I am sorry that this is an offtopic post. Should I take this to PMs?
On April 16 2015 12:08 QuantumTeleportation wrote: long review here
You say it's a huge update, but in what sense? Sure the specs are impressive, but there are very few people who complain about the iPhone 5 (let alone about the 5s) being slow or taking bad pictures.
EDIT: you mention that the software is smoother than an iPhone 6, but then say that it still lags. That's kind of contradictory.
Forgive me for being biased but I paid €550 for a galaxy S4 back in the day, and I ended up regretting it very much: it got uncomfortably hot during light usage (such as reading text) and it showed signs of slowdown after barely half a year of usage. My girlfriend's S3 was ripe for the garbage can after two years of use, much to her dismay because she paid full price for it and had hoped it to last at least twice as long. We both switched our phones for second hand iPhone 5S phones (I had sold my S4 before that to buy a Lumia 1020, but found the lack of apps and the state of WP8.1 to be rather annoying), and neither of us are looking back, to be honest. My girlfriend was especially pleased with the fact that her phone is blazing fast, doesn't crash and doesn't require her to carry a power bank with her anymore.
To me Samsung has become synonym with overpriced phones with a built-in planned obsolescence feature. If my iPhone breaks down I will probably settle for a Lumia 530 or 630. I bought all the above phones when I still lived with my parents and had money to spend. I live together with my student girlfriend right now, and no longer have the liberty to spend hundreds of euros on phones. I don't trust android on budget hardware. It is a horribly optimised, one-size-fits-all mobile OS that operates badly below a certain threshold. Windows Phone has a much better reputation when it comes to running on budget hardware.
Disclaimer: I would not call myself an apple fanboy (I have a single apple device) or android hater. I'm just someone whose experiences with android so far have been abysmal, and whose experiences with iOS have been nothing but positive ones. Regardless of that I do not use any of Apple's cloud apps: my tablet is Windows 8.1, my laptop is Windows 8.1 and my Desktop PC is Windows 8.1. Needless to say I prefer using Microsoft's cloud services on all of those devices, as well as on my phone.
The iPhone 6 isn't without lag. I've seen it crash and lag several times before. It's just rarer compared to Android smartphones. The Galaxy S6 is the first smartphone to be equal to the iPhone 6 in terms of smoothness. Most tech experts are actually saying that the iPhone 5S was the smoothest Apple device and it went downhill with the iPhone 6. I've heard many people say that the iPhone 6 is one of the laggiest iPhones although it is still practically lag-free. All I'm saying is that, practically, both the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are lag-free devices and they only lag if you actually want them to lag (i.e. load up >5 heavy apps and >10 image/video-heavy websites).
The Galaxy S6 is hence very impressive since it's Quad-HD display is pushing 4X more pixels than the iPhone 6's less-than-HD display. And the two devices are equal in terms of smoothness. This demonstrates how powerful the Galaxy S6's 14nm CPU and DDR4 RAM modules are.
Yes I said that the Galaxy S6 lags occasionally but so does the iPhone 6. Both are relatively lag-free compared to other smartphones. They only lag when you want them to such as loading 5 CPU/memory-intensive apps and >10 desktop versions of image/video-heavy websites.
I can see where you're coming from with the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 as well as the Galaxy S5 were lag city. The Galaxy S6 is totally different from them in this area. They are like polar opposites even though they are made by the same company.
The iPhone 5S is still a great device and you probably shouldn't upgrade to an iPhone 6. You definitely should wait for the iPhone 6S. Or get the Galaxy S6/S6 edge because, in terms of the technological level, the iPhone 6S wont beat the Galaxy S6/S6 edge. The iPhone 6S will be a hardware upgrade, but it most likely wont have the newest high tech parts.
Glad to hear that Samsung is finally stepping up its game. Don't worry, I won't be replacing my iPhone 5s for hopefully a long time still. I used to have an iPhone 3GS and it lasted me three years, and my sister another two. Of course it had gotten slower (mainly due to the updates) and the battery life had deteriorated, but it still worked. Considering the iPhone 5S is much better technology, I am hoping for at least the same usage scenario.
On April 17 2015 10:04 Faruko wrote: I owned a Moto G, now a Moto X 2014, was thinking about the S6 but... (And this is for all phones mind you !)
i realize that even with all the specs of the X i dont use it for anything that would task the CPU/GPU at all... pretty much Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, some non-intensive games and thats about it
For all that matters if i would have stayed with the G everything would be the same, sure i love the X and its the best phone ive ever owned (and not talking about specs !), i mean sure its slightly smoother (i say the X 2014 its pretty much lag free), but its not a HUGE step up from my old G (In fact, i just upgrade my gf G to 5.0 and its pretty much as smooth as my X 2014)
But we have come to the point that the specs of the phone are much more than what we actually need, i rather see Companies put new (worthwile) stuff and try to come up with new battery technology than a fingerprint/biometric sensor, thats just a novelty, cool to have, but everyone could live without it
Or Google/Android start taking advantage of all this terrific specs because i sure dont feel they havent been doing enough with it (Make no comparisson to Apple, because i feel they are doing the same)
I am looking to get a cheap smart phone. I have a nexus 4 but it barely works (turns off randomly and won't turn on sometimes even though it has been plugged in for an hour T_T). I see that you mentioned the Moto G and that is something that I would be interested in getting. Can you tell me more about it? I don't play intensive apps on it (only youtube/twitch). I would like an adequate camera (my Nexus 4 takes low lighting shots). Smaller screen size doesn't matter. I also hear the battery life is better which is a huge plus. Any information you can give me would be awesome
-I am sorry that this is an offtopic post. Should I take this to PMs?
On April 17 2015 10:04 Faruko wrote: I owned a Moto G, now a Moto X 2014, was thinking about the S6 but... (And this is for all phones mind you !)
i realize that even with all the specs of the X i dont use it for anything that would task the CPU/GPU at all... pretty much Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, some non-intensive games and thats about it
For all that matters if i would have stayed with the G everything would be the same, sure i love the X and its the best phone ive ever owned (and not talking about specs !), i mean sure its slightly smoother (i say the X 2014 its pretty much lag free), but its not a HUGE step up from my old G (In fact, i just upgrade my gf G to 5.0 and its pretty much as smooth as my X 2014)
But we have come to the point that the specs of the phone are much more than what we actually need, i rather see Companies put new (worthwile) stuff and try to come up with new battery technology than a fingerprint/biometric sensor, thats just a novelty, cool to have, but everyone could live without it
Or Google/Android start taking advantage of all this terrific specs because i sure dont feel they havent been doing enough with it (Make no comparisson to Apple, because i feel they are doing the same)
The 14nm CPU, DDR4 RAM and ultra-fast UFS flash memory inside the Galaxy S6 isn't manly for boosting the intra-application speeds.
Rather, these high tech parts are used for other reasons such as loading apps faster and boosting web browsing speeds and smoothness. Also I noticed that the Galaxy S6 tends not to lag much in high stress situations such as having massive amounts photos or videos on a webpage. The iPhone 6 becomes lag city when subjected to the same conditions.
Also the double tap to open the camera mechanism can only be achieved with the Galaxy S6 because it requires high processing speeds.
Some people have realized that not even the iPhone 6S will challenge the Galaxy S6 when it comes to high tech parts.
Of course some people want simplicity and that's what iPhones offer. But the Galaxy S6 is just as simple to use IMO, unless someone is really computer/smartphone illiterate.
On April 16 2015 23:24 endy wrote: What? I'm still using an SGS2 and it works fine. Sure I can't play 3D games and I put Cyanogen Mod on it, but still.
I got a S2/3/4. The funny thing is that while my S2 is still working(changed its battery a few times tho), my S3/4 are dead... I'm staying away from their flagship models now. I rather just get a cheaper phone since they are now designed to fail withing 1 or 2 years of using.
It's funny how S2 was such a great phone and then Samsung went a little overboard and over engineered for what the consumers wants.
Edit: As for the S6, I've yet to see anyone using it but its only been recently launched in Singapore.
On April 16 2015 23:24 endy wrote: What? I'm still using an SGS2 and it works fine. Sure I can't play 3D games and I put Cyanogen Mod on it, but still.
I got a S2/3/4. The funny thing is that while my S2 is still working(changed its battery a few times tho), my S3/4 are dead... I'm staying away from their flagship models now. I rather just get a cheaper phone since they are now designed to fail withing 1 or 2 years of using.
It's funny how S2 was such a great phone and then Samsung went a little overboard and over engineered for what the consumers wants.
Edit: As for the S6, I've yet to see anyone using it but its only been recently launched in Singapore.
My thoughts exactly, made that mistake more than once.
On April 16 2015 12:08 QuantumTeleportation wrote:
Samsung's slogan "the future will be the present" makes a lot of sense now.
Does QuantumTeleportation sound like a paid Samsung poster to anyone else? Remember when Samsung was caught doing that a couple years ago (and TL had one of them posting here.)
I'm not even against the phone. I'm glad Samsung finally figured out design beats tech specs/features in mobile phones, and the sales are vindicating them against people complaining about SD card slots and removable batteries. But man, his posts are shill-y.
On April 16 2015 12:08 QuantumTeleportation wrote:
Samsung's slogan "the future will be the present" makes a lot of sense now.
Does QuantumTeleportation sound like a paid Samsung poster to anyone else? Remember when Samsung was caught doing that a couple years ago (and TL had one of them posting here.)
I'm not even against the phone. I'm glad Samsung finally figured out design beats tech specs/features in mobile phones, and the sales are vindicating them against people complaining about SD card slots and removable batteries. But man, his posts are shill-y.
On April 16 2015 12:08 QuantumTeleportation wrote:
Samsung's slogan "the future will be the present" makes a lot of sense now.
Does QuantumTeleportation sound like a paid Samsung poster to anyone else? Remember when Samsung was caught doing that a couple years ago (and TL had one of them posting here.)
When I saw this thread I instantly wondered whether QuantumTeleportation was AutoEngineer's new account.
On April 17 2015 10:04 Faruko wrote: I owned a Moto G, now a Moto X 2014, was thinking about the S6 but... (And this is for all phones mind you !)
i realize that even with all the specs of the X i dont use it for anything that would task the CPU/GPU at all... pretty much Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, some non-intensive games and thats about it
For all that matters if i would have stayed with the G everything would be the same, sure i love the X and its the best phone ive ever owned (and not talking about specs !), i mean sure its slightly smoother (i say the X 2014 its pretty much lag free), but its not a HUGE step up from my old G (In fact, i just upgrade my gf G to 5.0 and its pretty much as smooth as my X 2014)
But we have come to the point that the specs of the phone are much more than what we actually need, i rather see Companies put new (worthwile) stuff and try to come up with new battery technology than a fingerprint/biometric sensor, thats just a novelty, cool to have, but everyone could live without it
Or Google/Android start taking advantage of all this terrific specs because i sure dont feel they havent been doing enough with it (Make no comparisson to Apple, because i feel they are doing the same)
The 14nm CPU, DDR4 RAM and ultra-fast UFS flash memory inside the Galaxy S6 isn't manly for boosting the intra-application speeds.
Rather, these high tech parts are used for other reasons such as loading apps faster and boosting web browsing speeds and smoothness. Also I noticed that the Galaxy S6 tends not to lag much in high stress situations such as having massive amounts photos or videos on a webpage. The iPhone 6 becomes lag city when subjected to the same conditions.
Also the double tap to open the camera mechanism can only be achieved with the Galaxy S6 because it requires high processing speeds.
Some people have realized that not even the iPhone 6S will challenge the Galaxy S6 when it comes to high tech parts.
Of course some people want simplicity and that's what iPhones offer. But the Galaxy S6 is just as simple to use IMO, unless someone is really computer/smartphone illiterate.
HAHAHAHAHAHA PLEASE STOP I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE
Man my X 2014 seems to be from the future because it does it without even having to tap anywhere ! Im 2 taps ahead of the Galaxy S6 ...
(for the record, i really like the S6)
EDIT: And it seems even the Galaxy s4 has that "impressive high processing speed that you need to double tap a physical button"
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